Which of the Following Is a Trend That Chicago Area

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a trend that Chicago area hospitals should least likely be worried about with respect to pricing?

• A)The FTC recently won an antitrust case that forced the members of the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare system to negotiate independently with insurers
• B)There has been considerable consolidation (hospital mergers)in regional submarkets,including the city of Chicago and the important North Shore suburbs
• C)Employers are asking employees to bear more of their own health care costs.At the same time some employers are reconsidering the decision to opt for wide,but costly MCO networks
• D)If regulatory barriers fall,entry by specialty hospitals in wealthier communities could skim off some of the areas' most profitable patients
• E)Employers,payers,regulators and patients are demanding and getting more information about hospital quality

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Definitions:

Strategic Alliance

A collaborative agreement between two or more parties to pursue a set of agreed-upon objectives while remaining independent organizations.

Defensive Merger Tactics

Strategies employed by companies to avoid being acquired against their will, including poison pills, golden parachutes, and white knights.

Unwanted Takeovers

Corporate actions where one company attempts to acquire another without the consent of the latter's management.

Ethical

Pertaining to or dealing with morals or principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.